Bird's-eye view of grounds from reservoir

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Bird's-eye view of grounds from reservoir

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Item No: c022064
Title: Bird's-eye view of grounds from reservoir
Additional Title: From the Reservoir
Series: Photograph Series II
Media Type: Albumen Prints
Notes: "View from the reservoir. The reservoir extended along the northwest boundary of the Exposition grounds. This view shows state buildings in the foreground (from the left: Michigan, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Delaware and Maryland) and Machinery Hall, the Main Building and the Art Gallery in the distance."--Looney. Old Philadelphia. p. 221.
Notes: 1 silver albumen print; 21 x 26 cm.
Notes: Aerial view of the exhibition from the reservoir.
Notes: Architects: Connecticut State Building - D.R. Brown, from a design by Donald G. Mitchell; U.S. Government Building - James H. Windrim; Machinery Hall and Main Exhibition Building - Henry Pettit & Joseph M. Wilson.
Notes: Mounted on backing board.
Notes: Picture puzzle on back of photograph.
Notes: Titles on labels: From the reservoir, and: Bird's eye view from reservoir.
Creator Name: Centennial Photographic Co.